Suwon World Cup Stadium

Suwon World Cup Stadium
	Big Bird Stadium
	View of the guest block (2011)
Data
place	Suwon , Gyeonggi-do , South Korea
Coordinates	37 ° 17 '11.1 " N , 127 ° 2' 13" E Coordinates: 37 ° 17 '11.1 " N , 127 ° 2' 13" E
owner	Gyeonggi-do Province
start of building	November 15, 1996
opening	May 13, 2001
surface	Natural grass
costs	230 million US dollars
architect	Samoo Architects & Engineers
capacity	43,288 seats
playing area	105 m × 68 m
Societies)
	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (since 2001); Suwon FC (2014);
Events
	Confederations Cup 2001; Games of the 2001 Asian Club Championship ; Football World Cup 2002; Peace Cup 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012; Peace Queen Cup 2006, 2008, 2010; 2017 U-20 World Cup;

The Suwon World Cup Stadium , also known as the Big Bird Stadium , is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Suwon in Gyeonggi-do Province . Since 2001 it has been the home of Suwon Samsung Bluewings , a franchise of the K League Classic , the highest soccer league in South Korea.

history

The stadium was built specifically for the 2002 World Cup . A year before the World Cup, it was one of three South Korean venues for the 2001 Confederations Cup . The 230 million US dollars expensive sports facility was opened after the start of construction on 15 November 1996 on 13 May 2,001th It currently offers 43,288 seats, of which 208 are handicapped accessible, 907 are VIP seats and 1,312 are for the press. The stadium building was given the nickname “Big Bird” because of the roof construction on the back straight, which is reminiscent of the wings of a bird. It is the only stadium in South Korea that was built with the help of voluntary donations from citizens. The names and addresses of the donors are engraved on the back of the seats. In 2017, the venue was used for games of the U-20 World Cup .